Sunday Sept. 24, 2017
The Ontario Natural Building Coalition's Annual
Ontario Natural Homes Tour
Natural building construction uses locally obtained and renewable materials, to produce homes and buildings that are visually unique and healthy to live in, while striving to keep energy consumption
and its’ associated emissions as low as possible.
As a way of promoting natural building, the Ontario Natural Building Coalition coordinates an
annual Natural Homes Tour, taking place this year on Sunday September 24th from 10am-4pm.
Dozens of natural homes and buildings across Ontario will open their doors for participants to see
examples of straw bale, rammed earth, cob, timber frame, off grid, passive solar, and many
other natural building methods and alternative technologies.
Click on the map below to view locations and descriptions of the homes on the tour. Check back often as new homes and buildings are added frequently!
This event is an important fundraiser for us - read about why.
Cost is $10 for the day. Tickets available here. (OR purchase one at the first home you visit)
Download and print a list of the home locations.
Again this year we are partnering with Green Energy Doors Open, which has numerous locations open to the public on Sunday September 24th - offering many options of places to go and see!
For a map to all of the Ontario Natural Homes Tour locations AND the Green Energy Doors Open locations, click here. Please note that not all of the Green Energy Doors Open locations are open on the same date as our tour, (Sept 24) - check the date before heading out.
Green Energy Doors Open is an energy literacy communications campaign and annual showcase of individual, community and commercial sustainable energy projects organized and spearheaded by the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association. The initiative aims to showcase advancements in the sector, demonstrating that Ontario is already on the path to building a 100% clean, sustainable energy system.
The Green Energy Doors Open showcase weekend celebrates sustainable energy projects and success stories across Ontario. During Green Energy Doors Open, businesses, organizations, and community groups will open their doors and host free events to promote their sustainable energy initiatives.
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The 2017 Ontario Natural Building Coalition's annual
Natural Building Conference & AGM 2017
was held on April 1 and 2, 2017, at Camp Kawartha, near Lakefield.
This year's theme was: "Building Natural Resilience: In our Houses and our Lives"
Thanks for a great conference everyone! See you next year.
This year's Conference Sponsors were:
Gold Sponsors:
Silver Sponsors:
Bronze Sponsors:
Photos of the 2016 conference here.
Click here for photos of the 2015 conference.
Click here for an article and photos of the 2014 conference.
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Visit our Natural Building Gallery to see houses built out of straw, wood & earth!
A Natural Home Tours Thank You
Over the years, many homes and buildings have participated in our Natural Building Annual tour.
Many of the homes that have been featured were models of innovation and energy efficiency and featured living roofs, natural clay wall finishes, rainwater catchment systems, grey water systems, composting toilets, while others incorporated solar and wind electrical systems, high efficiency wood burning appliances, solar domestic hot water systems, as well as a variety of other interesting green technologies.
The Ontario Natural Building Coalition would like to thank all the volunteer homeowners who have over the years graciously opened their doors and welcomed tour-goers. The annual tour would not be possible without them!
Click here for an article about one of the homes on our recent tour.
